nocturnal
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The meaning (definition) of the word nocturnal
active during the night and resting during the day
The word nocturnal used in a sentence
“Owls are nocturnal so they sleep during the day.”
Words that mean the opposite of nocturnal (antonyms)
diurnal
How the word nocturnal is said around the world
| French | nocturne (nawktewrn) |
| Spanish | nocturno (nohktoornoh) |
| Mandarin | 夜 (yè) |
| Hindi | रात का (raht kah) |
| Arabic | ليلي (lahyleey) |
| Russian | ночной (nochnoi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | noturno (nootooruhnuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | noturno (nohtooruhnuu) |
| Japanese | 夜行性 (yakousei) |
| German | nachtaktiv (nahkhtahkteef) |
| Urdu | رات کا (raht kah) |
| Punjabi | ਰਾਤਰੀ (rahtuhree) |
| Korean | 야행성 (yahaengseong) |
| Hebrew | לֵילִי (layleey) |
| Greek | νυκτερινός (nukterinos) |
| Dutch | nachtelijk (nahkhtuhluhk) |
| Tagalog | panggabi (pahnggahbee) |
| Vietnamese | ban đêm (bahn daym) |
| Turkish | geceleyin (gyayjaylayin) |
| Persian | شبگرد (shahbahgrahd) |
| Polish | nocny (nawtsni) |
| Ukrainian | нічний (nichnyy) |
| Bengali | নিশাচর (neeshahchawr) |
| Swedish | nattlig (nahtlig) |
| Italian | notturno (nohtoornoh) |
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